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and you know a lot of the smoke is downwind from us. we're seeing the steady westerly wind pushing everything right toward the sacramento area at this point. once again, the winds extremely gusty. while the sheltering place has been lifted, areas within the region, within a one to two-mile radius still need to be monitoring this closely with the possible toxic nature of the fumes. as we head throughout tonight, what we're going to be finding are winds sustained at 15 miles per hour. but that could steadily gust to 30 miles per hour. there's regions that are of concern. near air base parkway, peabody road, also walters road. cypress lakes golf course and also the city of dixon and california 113, those are areas in a five-dmy radius and downwind this plastics fire that has before bi-- has been burninr to five hours. there's a possible toxic nature from the fumes. the warning has been lifted but it does not mean the danger is over. if you live in the area, monitor conditions closely as there will be plenty of hot spots as we continue thro
and you know a lot of the smoke is downwind from us. we're seeing the steady westerly wind pushing everything right toward the sacramento area at this point. once again, the winds extremely gusty. while the sheltering place has been lifted, areas within the region, within a one to two-mile radius still need to be monitoring this closely with the possible toxic nature of the fumes. as we head throughout tonight, what we're going to be finding are winds sustained at 15 miles per hour. but that...
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you need to use a different bart station or expect some delays, as well. we'll have live coverage for you coming up at 6:00, as well. >> yeah. and there are reports that protesters are jumping on those bart trains which led to the closure at that civic center station. we're back in a moment. >>> u.s. army is admitting it has a growing problem -- soldiers abusing prescription painkillers. now the army is fighting back. soldiers are now restricted on how many painkillers they can buy at one time. the army will limit most controlled substances to 30-day prescriptions rather than the previous 60 and 90-day prescriptions that were allowed. soldiers can be discipline fds they're found to still be using drugs six months after a prescription was issued. the army says 87 soldiers were researched for drug abuse treatment in 1999 while 703 referrals were made in 2009. >>> if you own a pet you'll likely agree with this report. pet owners are happier and healthier. that's what psychologists found after doing three experiment looking at the benefit of pet ownership. her
you need to use a different bart station or expect some delays, as well. we'll have live coverage for you coming up at 6:00, as well. >> yeah. and there are reports that protesters are jumping on those bart trains which led to the closure at that civic center station. we're back in a moment. >>> u.s. army is admitting it has a growing problem -- soldiers abusing prescription painkillers. now the army is fighting back. soldiers are now restricted on how many painkillers they can...
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health experts believe long-term cell phone use can cause brain tumors. a cell phone's radiation level is known as specific absorption rate, s.a.r. the blackberry s.a.r. level is one of the highest. the iphone falls in the middle, and the t-mobile sidekick is near the bottom of the pack. >>> get ready to pay extra next time you park at a peninsula bart station. the price will be $2 a day starting august 1. the change affects the south city, san bruno, and millbrae bart stations. bart will look at how many people are parking at these stations every six months and will increase, decrease, or keep the price the same depending on its findings. >>> not enough sleep might make you grumpy -- in fact, i'm a little grumpy today. a grumpy, impatient, and might actually make you play the blame game. not me, though, right? >> no, no. i can't tell. researchers found sleep deprivation clouds your thinking and leads people to overanalyzing tough situations. the study is thought to be the first to analyze how lack of sleep impacts the process of thinking. it seems like c
health experts believe long-term cell phone use can cause brain tumors. a cell phone's radiation level is known as specific absorption rate, s.a.r. the blackberry s.a.r. level is one of the highest. the iphone falls in the middle, and the t-mobile sidekick is near the bottom of the pack. >>> get ready to pay extra next time you park at a peninsula bart station. the price will be $2 a day starting august 1. the change affects the south city, san bruno, and millbrae bart stations. bart...
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the equipment they're using for the network is $30 for a monitor, the equipment the usgs uses is $3,000. so obviously they have concerns about the type of data that they will be getting from this -- this cheaper equipment. and whether it's precise enough to use. however, they are going to be meeting on thursday. seismologists throughout the bay area will meet to talk about how they might be able to use this data in the future because they do realize that these personal computer networks are very important. back to you. >> okay, thank you very much. very good information. >>> let's talk aboutthat, here's a look at the quake-catching network web site. you can sign up by logging on to qcn, like quake catcher network, qcn.stanford.edu. >>> the cities of san jose and union city took the lead in a lawsuit filed with the state supreme court. they joined the california league of cities in asking the justices to overturn the part of the state budget which disbands all community redevelopment agencies unless they redirect tax revenue to local schools. the agencies traditionally issue bonds and us
the equipment they're using for the network is $30 for a monitor, the equipment the usgs uses is $3,000. so obviously they have concerns about the type of data that they will be getting from this -- this cheaper equipment. and whether it's precise enough to use. however, they are going to be meeting on thursday. seismologists throughout the bay area will meet to talk about how they might be able to use this data in the future because they do realize that these personal computer networks are...
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jeff ranieri joins us with the forecast. >> yes. it looks like it's afforded you a nice tan, or is that spray? can i ask? >> no, it's natural. >> it looks great. yes. >> this is from swimming. >> well, no doubt use some spf with that. good advice for everybody over the next couple of days. let's look in san francisco, 75 degrees. we have the fog building up against the golden gate bridge that is going to gradually cool those temperatures as we head throughout the next three days. still very hot for a lot of us, and we are also tracking some tropical moisture moving up the southern sierra, also the central sierra, we may see activity across lake tahoe as we continue into both wednesday and also thursday's forecast. we'll have more on that coming up in my seven day. let's look at where it is the hottest. right now on the east bay, 98 in livermore. 100 in gill row. 9 -- gilroy. 79 in san francisco to 86 in san mateo. still very warm and above average yet again today. but not quite record-setting territory. as we continue through tonigh
jeff ranieri joins us with the forecast. >> yes. it looks like it's afforded you a nice tan, or is that spray? can i ask? >> no, it's natural. >> it looks great. yes. >> this is from swimming. >> well, no doubt use some spf with that. good advice for everybody over the next couple of days. let's look in san francisco, 75 degrees. we have the fog building up against the golden gate bridge that is going to gradually cool those temperatures as we head throughout the...
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it will stay on the warm to hot side for us. we'll get a look at the fol tonight. 6 -- the fog tonight. 6:00 p.m., fog offshore. that as we advance to 9:00 tonight. fireworks are getting ready to go off. you see we have fog forecasted for the peninsula and san francisco. it's not going to be widespread coverage. it's going to be possibly one of the best viewings we've had in a couple of years here. and by 6:00 a.m., patchy fog for the coast and north bay. not a big fog event as we head into tomorrow morning. let's get a look at the fireworks forecast. heading to the wharf, possibly temperatures in the 60s. it's billed to be one of the best fireworks celebrations in the west. let's hope mother nature holds off with the fog. 70s in the south bay for san jose. clear and mild. and the warm spot right around danville with their historic parade and fireworks celebrations with temperatures in the 70s, they're very warm. remember that water tonight. 94 in morgan hill. 93 in santa theresa. remember to have fun. you have the day off to re
it will stay on the warm to hot side for us. we'll get a look at the fol tonight. 6 -- the fog tonight. 6:00 p.m., fog offshore. that as we advance to 9:00 tonight. fireworks are getting ready to go off. you see we have fog forecasted for the peninsula and san francisco. it's not going to be widespread coverage. it's going to be possibly one of the best viewings we've had in a couple of years here. and by 6:00 a.m., patchy fog for the coast and north bay. not a big fog event as we head into...
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. >> it keeps us moving forward. in our mind we just constant lip say, they're together. they're taking care of one another. >> now, the family members are actually inside the house right now. they've just told us that any minute now they expect to be included in a conference call with the u.s. coast guard updating them on the search. we'll find out shortly afterwards exactly where they are in this process. live in san ramon, tracy grant, bay area news. >> thank you. >>> new details tonight in a deadly shooting on a b.a.r.t. train plat fourm. the identity of a man shot and killed in san francisco. the city's medical examiner identified the victim as charles hill. we first reported b.a.r.t. officers opening fire on the 45-year-old man during a confrontation at the civic center station on sunday night. investigators with both b.a.r.t. and the san francisco police department are busy interviewing dozens of witnesses. b.a.r.t. is planning to release surveillance video that shows the moments before the shooting. both officers involved in the shooting are on standard administra
. >> it keeps us moving forward. in our mind we just constant lip say, they're together. they're taking care of one another. >> now, the family members are actually inside the house right now. they've just told us that any minute now they expect to be included in a conference call with the u.s. coast guard updating them on the search. we'll find out shortly afterwards exactly where they are in this process. live in san ramon, tracy grant, bay area news. >> thank you....
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and actually joining us tonight we have with us ann cribbs. you are with the basoc -- >> bay area sports organizing committee. >> that's right. really, the game of ping pong is responsible for -- >> absolutely. 40 years ago -- >> so many things? >> two ping pong players. one chinese and one american got stuck on a bus. and they said why don't we visit each other, one said he would call the president and the other called mao tsung -- >> unbelievable. why is it important to play ping pong, meet with the chinese and talk diplomacy? >> because sport may be the last opportunity we all have to have a conversation between nations. everybody loves sports, it's what everybody can wildfire and talk about. and we're just excited to celebrate the ping pong diplomacy. we can't forget about it. it's important to honor that past. >> definitely. 40 years since the stores opened because of the simple game of ping pong. unbelievable. >> that's right. >> reporter: real quick, people at home are wondering since you're with the organization that helps to get the o
and actually joining us tonight we have with us ann cribbs. you are with the basoc -- >> bay area sports organizing committee. >> that's right. really, the game of ping pong is responsible for -- >> absolutely. 40 years ago -- >> so many things? >> two ping pong players. one chinese and one american got stuck on a bus. and they said why don't we visit each other, one said he would call the president and the other called mao tsung -- >> unbelievable. why is it...
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even big-name celebrities like tom lanks using twitter to help -- hanks are using twitter to help get the word out. >>> george lewis with a closer look at carmageddon. some people are calling it -- >> car-pocalypse. >> the movie stars are -- they'll all have to stay home this weekend. how is that going to happen? >> reporter: i think what we want is all of us want to come up to the bay area and join you guys because people are -- have been told to stay away from the stretch of the 405 freeway. that carries about half a million cars on the average summer weekend. and this weekend, it's going to be carrying zero cars, it will be completely shut down for 53 hours while they tear down the bridge behind me. they're going to do that bridge job in two sections. so once we've survived this weekend, we get to repeat the whole thing in 11 months. we'll be talking about that tonight on the nightly news at 5:30. >> all right. it's going to be crazy because the 405 is always a disaster all the time when you're on it. it's always packed. imagine beverly hills on one side, the brentwood on the other
even big-name celebrities like tom lanks using twitter to help -- hanks are using twitter to help get the word out. >>> george lewis with a closer look at carmageddon. some people are calling it -- >> car-pocalypse. >> the movie stars are -- they'll all have to stay home this weekend. how is that going to happen? >> reporter: i think what we want is all of us want to come up to the bay area and join you guys because people are -- have been told to stay away from the...
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however, those temperatures will stay slightly below average for us. let's look at the morning numbers. 55 in los gatos. 54 in san jose and 57 in concord. 53 in santa rosa, the cold spot. for tuesday, we'll will go with mid 80s in the south bay. 84 in evergreen. 82 in san jose and 82 in los gatos. slightly below average here. 74 in san mateo, 78 in redwood city, and 68 in the city of san francisco. home of the world series champions, the san francisco giants. you can't hear that enough and it sounds good every time. 80 in sand rosa. -- santa rosa. the seven-day forecast says it's gradually warming by thursday and friday. upper 80s and low 90s inland. 70s at the coastline. by saturday and sunday, a slight chance of possible thunderstorms. we'll monitor the forecast closely because a slight change in it could take the thunderstorms completely out of the forecast. right now, just want to give you a heads up, we could see that this woeeekend. >> should we tell janelle last year he office the field and literally ran into tim lincecum -- >> he ran into me --
however, those temperatures will stay slightly below average for us. let's look at the morning numbers. 55 in los gatos. 54 in san jose and 57 in concord. 53 in santa rosa, the cold spot. for tuesday, we'll will go with mid 80s in the south bay. 84 in evergreen. 82 in san jose and 82 in los gatos. slightly below average here. 74 in san mateo, 78 in redwood city, and 68 in the city of san francisco. home of the world series champions, the san francisco giants. you can't hear that enough and it...